Panama Canal expansion
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The Panama Canal expansion was a major infrastructure project completed in 2016 that added new, larger locks and increased capacity, significantly boosting global maritime trade and Panama’s strategic economic importance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Panama Canal expansion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16216772 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Panama Canal expansion Context triple: [Economy of Panama, affectedBy, Panama Canal expansion]
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Panama Canal ancillary facilities
The Panama Canal ancillary facilities are the supporting infrastructure and services—such as ports, logistics centers, maintenance yards, and administrative complexes—that enable the efficient operation and management of the Panama Canal.
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Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a man-made waterway in Panama that dramatically shortens maritime travel by allowing ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Central America.
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C.
Pacific approach to the Panama Canal
The Pacific approach to the Panama Canal is the navigational waterway and surrounding maritime area on the Pacific Ocean side that guides ships to and from the canal’s locks near Panama City.
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D.
Panama Canal railway system
The Panama Canal railway system is a historic transcontinental rail line in Panama that parallels the Panama Canal, providing vital freight and passenger transport between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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E.
Panama Canal Atlantic entrance
The Panama Canal Atlantic entrance is the gateway on the Caribbean Sea side where ships begin or end their transit through the Panama Canal near Colón, Panama.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Panama Canal expansion Target entity description: The Panama Canal expansion was a major infrastructure project completed in 2016 that added new, larger locks and increased capacity, significantly boosting global maritime trade and Panama’s strategic economic importance.
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A.
Panama Canal ancillary facilities
The Panama Canal ancillary facilities are the supporting infrastructure and services—such as ports, logistics centers, maintenance yards, and administrative complexes—that enable the efficient operation and management of the Panama Canal.
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B.
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a man-made waterway in Panama that dramatically shortens maritime travel by allowing ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Central America.
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C.
Pacific approach to the Panama Canal
The Pacific approach to the Panama Canal is the navigational waterway and surrounding maritime area on the Pacific Ocean side that guides ships to and from the canal’s locks near Panama City.
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D.
Panama Canal railway system
The Panama Canal railway system is a historic transcontinental rail line in Panama that parallels the Panama Canal, providing vital freight and passenger transport between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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E.
Panama Canal Atlantic entrance
The Panama Canal Atlantic entrance is the gateway on the Caribbean Sea side where ships begin or end their transit through the Panama Canal near Colón, Panama.
- F. None of above. chosen
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